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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. over operating temperature
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz 10, 100, 1000 Hz, speed sensitive, VFO Lock

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-149 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
Typical receiver sensitivity: < 1 µV
SSB Better than 0.7uv (0.5 µV Typ), 2.4 kHz, 10 dB SINAD
AM : Better than 4 µV, (2.0 µV Typ) 30% Mod, 6 kHz BW, 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
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Filters ? 100 built-in DSP filters from 100 – 6000 Hz BW Standard 2.5 kHz roofing filter included
Receiver system Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 9.0018 MHz
2nd: 22.2 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? 74 dB typical
Audio output 325 mW at 8 ohms 1.3 Watts into 8 ohm, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-149 MHz 160-10 m except 60 and 12 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 1 - 10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.4 V DC NiCd 9.5-14 V DC
Current RX 25-180 mA 550 mA
TX 750-375 mA 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
165 × 57 × 193 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 7.60 in)
Weight 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
Tri-color display
DSP
Noise Reduction / Noise Blanker
AGC
RIT / XIT
2 VFO displays
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-000539